fromWorld History Encyclopedia
1 week agoThe History Of Chess: A 1500-year-old Strategy Game
The game of chess has a particularly long and fascinating history of more than 1500 years. Over the centuries, there have also been hundreds of different chess variants, all of which incorporate the fundamental distinguishing feature of standard chess: the explicit individuation of different types of pieces with different values and movements to be jointly manipulated by each player towards the overarching objective of cornering the opponent's king.
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